The 1992 PGA Tour was the 77th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 24th season since separating from the PGA of America.

1992 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 9, 1992 (1992-01-09) – November 1, 1992 (1992-11-01)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States John Cook (3)
United States Fred Couples (3)
United States Davis Love III (3)
Money listUnited States Fred Couples
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Fred Couples
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Fred Couples
Rookie of the YearUnited States Mark Carnevale
1991
1993

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 12 Infiniti Tournament of Champions California 800,000   Steve Elkington (3) 44 Winners-only event
Jan 19 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,100,000   John Cook (4) 46 Pro-Am
Jan 26 Phoenix Open Arizona 1,000,000   Mark Calcavecchia (7) 46
Feb 2 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 1,100,000   Mark O'Meara (8) 52 Pro-Am
Feb 9 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,200,000   John Cook (5) 42
Feb 16 Northern Telecom Open Arizona 1,100,000   Lee Janzen (1) 40
Feb 23 Buick Invitational of California California 1,000,000   Steve Pate (5) 34
Mar 1 Nissan Los Angeles Open California 1,000,000   Fred Couples (7) 48
Mar 8 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,400,000   Raymond Floyd (22) 52
Mar 15 Honda Classic Florida 1,100,000   Corey Pavin (10) 48
Mar 22 Nestle Invitational Florida 1,000,000   Fred Couples (8) 70 Invitational
Mar 29 The Players Championship Florida 1,800,000   Davis Love III (4) 80 Flagship event
Apr 5 Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic Louisiana 1,000,000   Chip Beck (4) 54
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia 1,500,000   Fred Couples (9) 100 Major championship
Apr 12 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 300,000   Richard Zokol (n/a) n/a Alternate event[b]
Apr 19 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 1,000,000   Davis Love III (5) 52 Invitational
Apr 26 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,250,000   Davis Love III (6) 52
May 3 Shell Houston Open Texas 1,200,000   Fred Funk (1) 44
May 10 BellSouth Classic Georgia 1,000,000   Tom Kite (16) 38
May 17 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,100,000   Billy Ray Brown (2) 40
May 24 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas 1,300,000   Bruce Lietzke (12) 54 Invitational
May 31 Kemper Open Maryland 1,100,000   Bill Glasson (5) 40
Jun 7 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,300,000   David Edwards (3) 60 Invitational
Jun 14 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,100,000   Jay Haas (8) 54
Jun 21 U.S. Open California 1,500,000   Tom Kite (17) 100 Major championship
Jun 28 Buick Classic New York 1,000,000   David Frost (5) 50
Jul 5 Centel Western Open Illinois 1,100,000   Ben Crenshaw (16) 50
Jul 12 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 1,100,000   David Peoples (2) 28
Jul 19 The Open Championship Scotland £1,000,000   Nick Faldo (6) 100 Major championship[c]
Jul 19 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee 800,000   Mark Carnevale (1) 20 Alternate event
Jul 26 New England Classic Massachusetts 1,000,000   Brad Faxon (2) 36
Aug 2 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,000,000   Lanny Wadkins (21) 42
Aug 9 Buick Open Michigan 1,000,000   Dan Forsman (4) 42
Aug 16 PGA Championship Missouri 1,600,000   Nick Price (4) 100 Major championship
Aug 23 The International Colorado 1,200,000   Brad Faxon (3) 48
Aug 30 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 1,400,000   Craig Stadler (10) 50 Limited-field event
Sep 6 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,000,000   Richard Zokol (1) 40
Sep 13 Canadian Open Canada 1,000,000   Greg Norman (11) 48
Sep 20 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 1,000,000   David Frost (6) 34
Sep 27 B.C. Open New York 800,000   John Daly (2) 32
Oct 4 Buick Southern Open Georgia 700,000   Gary Hallberg (3) 26
Oct 11 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,300,000   John Cook (6) 46
Oct 18 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,000,000   John Huston (2) 44
Oct 25 H.E.B. Texas Open Texas 900,000   Nick Price (5) 42
Nov 1 The Tour Championship North Carolina 2,000,000   Paul Azinger (8) 54 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
Nov 8 World Cup Spain 1,100,000   Fred Couples and
  Davis Love III
n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy   Brett Ogle n/a
Nov 8 Amoco-Centel Championship South Carolina 760,000   Don Pooley n/a
Nov 11 PGA Grand Slam of Golf California 1,000,000   Nick Price n/a Limited-field event
Nov 15 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout California 1,000,000   Tom Kite and
  Davis Love III
n/a Team event
Nov 22 Kapalua International Hawaii 800,000   Davis Love III 38
Nov 29 Skins Game California 540,000   Payne Stewart n/a Limited-field event
Dec 6 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,100,000   Dan Forsman and
  Dottie Mochrie
n/a Team event

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Fred Couples 1,344,188
2   Davis Love III 1,191,630
3   John Cook 1,165,606
4   Nick Price 1,135,773
5   Corey Pavin 980,934
6   Tom Kite 957,445
7   Paul Azinger 929,863
8   Brad Faxon 812,093
9   Lee Janzen 795,279
10   Dan Forsman 763,190

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Fred Couples [5]
PGA Player of the Year   Fred Couples [4]
Rookie of the Year   Mark Carnevale [6]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)   Fred Couples [7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)   Fred Couples [4]
Comeback Player of the Year   John Cook [5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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  1. ^ "1992 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "1993 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "1992 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Couples rakes in major awards". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 2, 1992. p. 6 (D3 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Couples is voted Player of Year". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. January 8, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Carnevale top rookie". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. December 10, 1992. p. 25 (B1 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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